Turkey: further information on: use of excessive force / fear for safety/ prisoners of conscience / fear of ill-treatment

Orhan Ozen, political prisoner, killed in prison, Riza Boybas, polticial prisoner, killed in prison , Abdulmecit Seckin, political prisoner, killed in prison, Metin Goktepe, journalist, died following detention; new name: Gultekin Beyhan, political prisoner, died in hospital: on 10 January 1996, Gultekin Beyhan died of head injuries. Five out of some 50 injured prisoners in hospital are said to be in a serious condition.